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Christian Clavier
Born · May 6, 1952 (72 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Paris, France
Bio
Christian Clavier is a French actor, screenwriter, film producer and film director. He is the brother of French film director Stéphane Clavier. After his high class studies at the Neuilly Lycée Pasteur—though asserted here and there, he never studied at Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) —he started his actor career with the comedic theater troupe Splendid, which had hits with films like Les Bronzés font du ski and Le Père Noël est une ordure. His most notable success without the Splendid group, and by far his biggest hit to date, was in the 1993 film les Visiteurs, where he played a character known as Jacquouille la fripouille; the character's cry of "Okkkayyy!!" became a popular exclamation after the movie's success. After les Visiteurs he was a certified star, participating in big-budget films like Astérix et Obélix contre César, Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre, and the sequel and remake of Visiteurs. He also played several dramatic roles on television, including M. Thénardier in Les Misérables (2000 television version) and Napoléon in a biographical television film. Clavier has played in notable duos with: Jean Reno in les Visiteurs (the Visitors) and the US remake, Just Visiting, L'Opération Corned-Beef and L'Enquête corse (The Corsican investigation). Gérard Depardieu in Astérix et Obélix (Asterix and Obelix) and Les anges gardiens. He also runs a production company, Ouille Production. He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Ordre national du Mérite on 13 June 1998, and promoted Officier (Officer) in 2005. He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur in 2008. He is a friend of former French président Nicolas Sarkozy, and recently emigrated to England as a result of Francois Hollande's punitive tax policy, mirrored in his Astérix co-star Gérard Depardieu's self-imposed exile to Belgium.
Le Routard
0.0
2025
Not Without My Shrink
Olivier Béranger
4.2
2024
Cocorico
Frédéric Bouvier Sauvage
5.4
2024
Les Vengeances de Maître Poutifard
Robert Poutifard
5.2
2023
L'Âge d'or de la pub
Self (archive footage)
6.5
2023
The Visitors: Bastille Day
Jacquouille la Fripouille/Antoine-Claude Jacquouillet/Edmond Jacquart
4.1
2016
Babysitting 2
Alain
6.3
2015
Do Not Disturb
Michel Leproux
5.3
2014
The Secret of Arkandias
Agenor Arkandias
5.2
2014
Serial (Bad) Weddings
Claude Verneuil
6.7
2014
Le Bœuf clandestin
monsieur Berthaud
4.8
2013
Les affaires sont les affaires
Le marquis de Porcellet
5.5
2013
Serial Teachers
Cutiro / Tirocu
5.5
2013
You Don't Choose Your Family
César
5.7
2011
La Cage aux folles
Georges
5.2
2011
Bitter Victory
Vincent Cluzel
6.2
2009
The Imaginary Invalid
Argan
6.5
2008
The Red Inn
Pierre Martin
5.4
2007
The Price to Pay
Jean-Pierre Ménard
5.3
2007
L'Entente cordiale
François de La Conche
4.6
2006
French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever
Jérôme Tarayre
4.1
2006
The Antidote
Andre Morin
5.2
2005
Les Visiteurs revisités
Self
6.0
2005
The Corsican File
Rémi François, aka Jack Palmer
6.0
2004
Albert est méchant
Patrick Lechat
4.6
2004
Lovely Rita
Edgar Lamarck
3.5
2003
How we made Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
Self
7.5
2002
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
Astérix
7.4
2002
Just Visiting
Andre
4.7
2001
Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar
Astérix
6.0
1999
The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time
Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard / Prosper le Purineur / Jacouillet
6.0
1998
Guardian Angels
Père Hervé Tarain / La « mauvaise conscience »
6.2
1995
Revenge of a Blonde
Gérard Bréha
4.6
1994
The Thirst for Gold
Urbain Donnadieu
5.5
1993
The Visitors
Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard
7.1
1993
The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck
L'avocat
5.3
1991
L'Opération Corned Beef
Jean-Jacques Granianski, le pigeon manipulé
6.2
1991
My Best Pals
Jean-Michel Tuilier
6.5
1989
Les cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête
le petit chef de la DDASS
5.2
1989
Mieux vaut courir
Simon
0.0
1989
The Debauched Life of Gerard Floque
Edouard
4.3
1987
Double mixte
Bob Smith
4.0
1986
Twist Again in Moscow
Iouri
6.1
1986
Slices of Life
L'ami du dragueur / Charles-Henri / L'amant anti-chien
5.4
1985
Santa Claus Is a Stinker
Jean-Jacques dit « Katia »
7.4
1985
Gramps Is in the Resistance
Michel Taupin
6.9
1983
Santa Claus Is a Stinker
Jean-Jacques dit « Katia »
7.3
1982
Elle voit des nains partout !
le fourbe
4.6
1982
Quand tu seras débloqué... fais-moi signe !
Antoine Bonfils
5.3
1981
Clara and Chics Types
Charles
5.5
1981
Rat Race
Jérôme Osendron
5.3
1980
French Fried Vacation 2
Jérôme Tarayre, general practitioner
7.3
1979
French Fried Vacation
Jérôme Tarayre, bad general practitioner
6.6
1978
Like a Turtle on Its Back
un fêtard dans la voiture
3.2
1978
Tell Her That I Love Her
François
6.6
1977
The Restroom Robbery
L'agent de sécurité homosexuel (uncredited)
6.5
1975
The Year 01
A debate viewer
6.5
1973
Le Chat du rabbin
Le rabbin
0.0
Panique au Plazza
5.8
1996
The Devil in the Box
Renaud
4.5
1977
Le million
Hippolyte
0.0
Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part I)
0.0
2025
Loris Giuliano en balade
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
0.0
2024
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
Self (archive footage) · (2 episodes)
6.6
2022
Employee of the Month
Michel Gougnat, syndicaliste
6.0
2022
Serial (Bad) Weddings 3
Claude Verneuil
6.3
2021
Christmas with the Tuches
Le Père Noël
5.1
2021
Kaamelott: The First Chapter
Le Jurisconsulte
6.6
2021
Do You Do You Saint-Tropez
Jean Boulin
5.1
2021
Qu'est-ce qu'ils ont fait au bon Dieu ?
Self
6.0
2021
Samedi Sébastien
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
9.0
2021
Meet the Malawas
Julien Gosset-Grainville
4.4
2019
Ibiza
Philippe
5.2
2019
Wide Load
Foster
4.1
2019
Serial (Bad) Weddings 2
Claude Verneuil
5.9
2019
Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion
Astérix (voice)
6.9
2018
Spirou & Fantasio's Big Adventures
Comte de Champignac
4.5
2018
Finding Momo
Alain Prioux
5.3
2017
With Open Arms
Jean-Etienne Fougerole
5.3
2017
If I Were a Boy
Docteur PACE
5.3
2017
A Bag of Marbles
Docteur Rosen
7.8
2017
Cédric
Pépé
6.0
2016
Des Bronzés au Père Noël, la folle histoire du Splendid
6.2
2014
Il était une fois... « Le père Noël est une ordure »
Self
6.5
2011
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
Monsieur Jourdain
7.2
2009
Kronprinz Rudolf
Graf Taaffe · (2 episodes)
10.0
2006
Napoleon
Napoléon Bonaparte · (4 episodes)
6.9
2002
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
Self
0.0
2002
Les Misérables
Thénardier · (4 episodes)
6.9
2000
Vivement dimanche
Self · (10 episodes)
3.2
1998
Les Sœurs Soleil
Un spectateur
3.6
1997
Dead Tired
Christian Clavier
6.0
1994
Les gens ne sont pas forcément ignobles
Pierre
3.0
1991
Les Nuls, l'émission
Self · (1 episode)
8.4
1990
Stars 90
Self · (2 episodes)
6.2
1990
Fantôme sur l'oreiller
Brice Michaud
4.7
1989
Un fil à la patte
Fernand de Bois d'Enghien
6.5
1989
Palace
Chef Briffaud · (2 episodes)
6.7
1988
Nulle part ailleurs
Self · (1 episode)
5.6
1987
L'été 36
Alexis
1.0
1986
Merci Bernard
(1 episode)
0.0
1982
Champs-Elysées
Self · (7 episodes)
6.2
1982
Cocktail Molotov
Le Beatnick
5.8
1980
Heroes Are Not Wet Behind the Ears
Man in the couple with the 2CV
5.4
1979
Rire et sourire : Le Splendid
Jean-Jacques Dangle, le présentateur · (1 episode)
8.0
1978
You Won't Have Alsace-Lorraine
Le conteur (voice)
4.8
1977
Spoiled Children
Le journaliste télé
6.3
1977
The Bottom Line
comédien en répétition (non crédité)
5.4
1976
F as in Fairbanks
Le serveur
6.4
1976
Let's Make a Dirty Movie
Un flic
3.9
1976
Numéro un
Self · (1 episode)
6.0
1975
Let Joy Reign Supreme
The servant of the inn
6.3
1975
Un bol d'air
Christian
5.0
1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · (1 episode)
6.0
1975
The Suspects
Photographer
5.4
1974
Bonne présentation exigée
Le chauffagiste
6.0
1974